Instantly Become a Better Data Engineer
Without learning anything new
Don’t you just cringe when you hear the word networking? It’s one of those phrases that’s drummed into you from day one of your office career and is often associated with meeting new people in awkward situations.
As a data engineer (or any technical engineer for that matter), you probably can’t think of anything worse than forced conversations with strangers. This type of interaction just isn’t inherently in our nature, at least not for most of us.
However, to become a senior engineer, your network and ability to communicate is one of your strongest assets. Building your network doesn’t have to be tedious. It also doesn’t require after-work socials with “colleagues either”.
In this post, I’ll show you how to build your digital network TODAY.
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people. — Will Rogers
The Importance of Your Network
Having a strong network of people to call upon is going to help you in any role. We often think of our network as people we know and interact with in the real world. This is only one small element of your network and in my opinion, one of the least important.
